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Although it seems to work, and doesn't appear to leak, it doesn't look right overhanging the roof ribs.
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The hitch receiver seems to fit well, but it only has a round 4-pin connector with a very old electronic taillight adapter hanging from the underbody wiring.

The rear wiper blade is missing.
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The front bumper is bent, and all 4 end caps are damaged.
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The aftermarket running boards were installed wrong (to frame AND body), and this side isn't even attached to its brace (which is barely attached to the frame).
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I guess the switch was added for storage, but it's a poor way to accomplish what a trickle charger would do MUCH better. Both battery terminals (and the battery) are cheap junk. The one fusible link is installed poorly.

The side marker lights had ...
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The aftermarket cruise servo's cable was coiled up right in front of it. Its VSS wiring is ripped away underneath, and there's no sign of any VSS.
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The aftermarket power window system barely works; partially due to the glass runs being old.
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There are at least 5 aftermarket systems hacked into the dash wiring below the column, but some of them are abandoned.
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The rodent who nested in the kick doesn't appear to be responsible for the wiring problems.
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Just to get a general idea, I pulled the easiest plug (#4) to inspect. It has the correct amount of tan ash on the insulator, indicating that the engine (or at least cylinder #4) is generally running well. I'll blast the plug clean before reinstall...
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This wasn't cheap, but it certainly wasn't as expensive as I worried it might be.
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I chose to disturb as LITTLE of the plastic as possible on this old truck, so I installed these bushings one at a time, from each side. The right (shifter) side has one 17mm nut; the left has a 14mm nut for the shift lever, and then a 17mm nut for t...
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These grommets are responsible for the shifter's action, against the transmission lever. The originals were dry & shrunken, causing a lot of play in the linkage, so new ones are going in. I wasn't sure if there was any wear on the bar or pins, so I...
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After a few voltage checks under load, I realized that there was high resistance at both the alternator output (positive) and case ground (negative). So I pulled the smog pump & alternator to fix it.

The burned spots on the ring terminal & the alte...
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This was the big problem: the alternator pivot bolt was barely hand-tight. So it wasn't clamped onto the engine bracket, and wasn't making a good ground contact between the case & block. The lower (front) alternator tab in the right foreground show...
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All the mating surfaces are bright now (including the one I had to use the wire toothbrush on), and I'll be sure to tighten all the fasteners.
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Since I was cleaning up the others, I pulled the compressor & cleaned the main battery ground terminal to the engine mount. Turns out it was already clean & tight, but now it's cleaner & tighter.
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Unidentified hitch receiver
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Unidentified hitch receiver
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Unidentified hitch receiver w/round 4-pin connector
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Air cleaner label
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Smog pump label
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Belt 3
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Belt 1
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Coil & igniter labels
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Fuel filter
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